Favorite part of ISU campus

[VeloClone]

Don't remember that ...however, Iowa does have one Apollo 14 moon tree: a sycamore planted at the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines on April 30, 1976.

Yeah, I knew there was one there.

For those that don't know, there were a pocketful of seeds that rode the Apollo 14 command module, Kitty Hawk, as it orbited the moon. Those seeds after returning to Earth were distributed around the country and planted at numerous locations some of which are college campuses.

 

[Beernuts]

The Agronomy building courtyard was beautiful. Sitting outside with friends between classes, or the great snowball fight in 1989 with some of the profs participating. I believe the bad ice storm of 91 damaged a lot of those tree's.

 

[CascadeClone]

4th floor of Larch Hall

Cessna? Well, at least it wasn't Cunningham.

I was in Greene 2 years, and co-ed, wet, Greene >>>>>>> all men, no alcohol, Cunningham...

 

[CascadeClone]

The Agronomy building courtyard was beautiful. Sitting outside with friends between classes, or the great snowball fight in 1989 with some of the profs participating. I believe the bad ice storm of 91 damaged a lot of those tree's.

I remember that storm, near impossible to walk around campus. Turned out the ice polishers were not very effective.
Guy on our floor almost got nailed by a large falling branch near the M-U.

 

[kevdiv48]

Hard to choose one. Central Campus lives up to the hype. The big tree decorated for Christmas was really pretty, especially with freshly fallen snow.

Friley Hall brings back so many good memories. Met my first friends on campus there. Felt like navigating Hogwarts at times. At the end of the last night of spring finals freshman year I recall crawling out a window and sitting above the Welch Street entrance and watching the world go by. Good times.

 

[Al_4_State]

Cessna? Well, at least it wasn't Cunningham.

I was in Greene 2 years, and co-ed, wet, Greene >>>>>>> all men, no alcohol, Cunningham...

Cessna.

It was co-ed and wet. Otherwise it wouldn't be topping my list.

 

[jcf817]

The one European Larch is still there sweeping and very prominent. Certainly you have seen it as it is the first lone tree west from Curtis on the north side of the walk to Beardshire from Curtis. It is virtually ground zero of the campus planted in 1928! The elm you mention south side of McKay seems long gone, I vaguely remember that area but not the exact tree. The tree map has been fun to peruse.

Oh yes. I do remember that Larch! I used to have a picture of the MacKay Elm in full fall color, but I can no longer find it. I loved that tree and am sad it is gone.

 

[wisconcyn]

My campus experience was 40+ years ago. I'm certain that much has changed.

I remember the spring and fall classes in Marston Hall with the windows open. Good memories.

 

[jcf817]

The one European Larch is still there sweeping and very prominent. Certainly you have seen it as it is the first lone tree west from Curtis on the north side of the walk to Beardshire from Curtis. It is virtually ground zero of the campus planted in 1928! The elm you mention south side of McKay seems long gone, I vaguely remember that area but not the exact tree. The tree map has been fun to peruse.

Do you remember, there used to be a row of sycamores on the north side of Helser along Union drive. I remember walking by those trees every day on the way to and from old Clyde Williams field for marching band rehearsal. As a native Minnesotan unfamiliar with sycamores, I initially hated that smell. Now, the smell just brings up all kinds of wonderful memories of my time at ISU.

 

[jcf817]

The Agronomy building courtyard was beautiful. Sitting outside with friends between classes, or the great snowball fight in 1989 with some of the profs participating. I believe the bad ice storm of 91 damaged a lot of those tree's.

Yes...those trees were great! If memory serves, they were American Linden/Basswood, but it's an old memory.

 

[VeloClone]

I remember that storm, near impossible to walk around campus. Turned out the ice polishers were not very effective.
Guy on our floor almost got nailed by a large falling branch near the M-U.

I was living off campus in a mobile home. We sat up all night listening to large tree limbs succomb to the weight of the ice wondering if one of them was going to bring our roof down upon us.

That same system of storms is known as the Halloween blizzard in Minnesota where the Twin Cities got almost 30" of snow over just a few days. It is also the same system that produced the North Atlantic "Perfect Storm" which the Sebastian Junger book and Hollywood movie is based on.

 

[jcf817]

I was living off campus in a mobile home. We sat up all night listening to large tree limbs succomb to the weight of the ice wondering if one of them was going to bring our roof down upon us.

That same system of storms is known as the Halloween blizzard in Minnesota where the Twin Cities got almost 30" of snow over just a few days. It is also the same system that produced the North Atlantic "Perfect Storm" which the Sebastian Junger book and Hollywood movie is based on.

It's a lot more complicated than that, actually. The "Perfect Storm" was a combination of two systems just off the coast. The presence of the "Perfect Storm" is actually responsible for causing the Halloween Blizzard--a separate low pressure system that formed near Houston--to move almost due north from Houston to Wisconsin, a very unusual track. You can see both storms going at approximately the same time on satellite loops from late October 1991.

As for the ice storm, I thought that happened in late Winter of 1991, before my time at ISU.

 

[VeloClone]

It's a lot more complicated than that, actually. The "Perfect Storm" was a combination of two systems just off the coast. The presence of the "Perfect Storm" is actually responsible for causing the Halloween Blizzard--a separate low pressure system that formed near Houston--to move almost due north from Houston to Wisconsin, a very unusual track. You can see both storms going at approximately the same time on satellite loops from late October 1991.

As for the ice storm, I thought that happened in late Winter of 1991, before my time at ISU.

Yes, the way all of those storms interacted is the "system of storms" I referenced in my post.

If you read up on the Halloween Blizzard, it references that while it dropped record amounts of snow in Minnesota it resulted in crippling amounts of ice in Iowa.

1991 Halloween blizzard - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[StClone]

Yes, the way all of those storms interacted is the "system of storms" I referenced in my post.

If you read up on the Halloween Blizzard, it references that while it dropped record amounts of snow in Minnesota it resulted in crippling amounts of ice in Iowa.

1991 Halloween blizzard - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

My kids went Tricks-or-treating during that storm in our neighborhood in Saint Croix Falls, WI. Saint Croix Falls is right on the MN/WI border NE of the TCs. We got 32" of snow,, also sleet, drizzle, and freezing rain. North of us they got 36 inches. It was one to remember...back to campus.

 

[Jacktronic]

For me as a student back in the early 2000's, my favorite spot during winter was the 2nd floor of the library. There's like 6 or 8 single cushioned chairs you can see right as you get up to that level that look out through the glass front into that field there. They're right next to a floor level heating vent. So during downtime, or when I didn't want to go to class, I'd try to snag one so I could comfortably nap in a pretty spot while the vent kept my feet warm.

 

[VeloClone]

For me as a student back in the early 2000's, my favorite spot during winter was the 2nd floor of the library. There's like 6 or 8 single cushioned chairs you can see right as you get up to that level that look out through the glass front into that field there. They're right next to a floor level heating vent. So during downtime, or when I didn't want to go to class, I'd try to snag one so I could comfortably nap in a pretty spot while the vent kept my feet warm.

I always did the 4th floor study carrels along the west wall. Generally not a ton of traffic but they had a huge work space where I could lay out my entire project. Also out of the way enough for a quick nap if necessary.

 

[jcf817]

Yes, the way all of those storms interacted is the "system of storms" I referenced in my post.

If you read up on the Halloween Blizzard, it references that while it dropped record amounts of snow in Minnesota it resulted in crippling amounts of ice in Iowa.

1991 Halloween blizzard - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I see what you meant about the "system of storms". But man, I do not remember Ames getting hit by a big ice storm. Anway...it's nice to see that they've planted more American Lindens by Agronomy to replace the big ones that have died.

 

[hurdleisu24]

For me as a student back in the early 2000's, my favorite spot during winter was the 2nd floor of the library. There's like 6 or 8 single cushioned chairs you can see right as you get up to that level that look out through the glass front into that field there. They're right next to a floor level heating vent. So during downtime, or when I didn't want to go to class, I'd try to snag one so I could comfortably nap in a pretty spot while the vent kept my feet warm.

Would grab a copy of the daily and pass out before I finished the cover. Elite napping spot.

 

[theshadow]

If you read up on the Halloween Blizzard, it references that while it dropped record amounts of snow in Minnesota it resulted in crippling amounts of ice in Iowa.

1991 Halloween blizzard - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

A lot of places were still no-go on Nov. 4, when the quarterfinal round of the Iowa HS playoffs were scheduled. Only 7 of the 20 games went on as scheduled. The rest got some combination of a new date, new time, and new location.

4 quarterfinals and 2 semis that would have been played in NW Iowa ended up in the DakotaDome in Vermillion.

A ton of NC and NE Iowa games also got moved to UNI, including semifinal date shifts for 3 of the 5 classes.

 

[ClonerJams]

If they ever change Pizza Pit/Welch Ave Station, I will riot.